WHERE ARE WE NOW? THE ITALIAN AMERICAN TODAY

  • Director

    Richard Vetere

  • Country, Year, Length

    United States, 2018, 24 min

  • Category

    Short Documentary

  • Format

    Digital

  • Festival Year

    2020

Cast: Richard Vetere
Crew: Producers: Richard Vetere, Maja Wampuszyc – Screenwriters: Richard Vetere
Email: Veterauthor@gmail.com

Synopsis
Have Italian Americans become so absorbed by the American Culture that they are more American than Italian American? Young, new immigrants are asked the question ”what is an Italian American” to them?

Director
Richard Vetere is a LIfetime and Current Member of the WGA East and his film credits include Vigilante, The Third Miracle, The Marriage Fool, How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, Hale the Hero! The Kids Menu, You & Me. He has written for ABC, CBS, Disney, New Line, Paramount, George Clooney, and has over twenty published plays and five published novels. He was given a grant to make this documentary by the Russo Brothers Film Forum.

Filmmaker’s Note

I made this documentary with a grant from the Russo Brothers Film Forum with deep interest to see if Italian Americans are more American or are they still Italian American. Have they been absorbed by the American culture or is their influence so deep they continue to remain Italian in some way.